是想 为那反贼陪葬吗
“Did she want us to be buried with that rebel?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and dragging the entire Ye family into it.”
是想 为 那反贼 陪葬 吗
“Did she want us to be buried with that rebel?”
我叶家将她
“The Ye family cast her out, to cut our losses and seek survival.”
“If you keep defending that traitor, you will die with them.”
In imperial China, treason by one individual could legally result in the execution of their entire extended family, making clans fiercely protective against rogue members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be buried with the dead / to go down together in ruin
Literally refers to ancient burial sacrifices, but in modern or dramatic contexts, it means forcing someone to share in another's destruction or death.
Turns the statement into a sharp rhetorical question, heightening the aggressive and threatening tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“are you attempting a rebellion?”
“are you trying to cover up for a criminal?”
“If revenge costs my life, so be it.”
“who wanted to set me up like that.”
“wanted to screw me over.”
“Whoever wants to go out is the rat.”